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Meet Our Mavericks :: Dave Hodge :: Vital Addition

Author: Pru Chapman,
Founder of Owners Collective

Pru Chapman is the Founder + Head Hustler at Owners Collective, a dedicated digital community and global online resource hub for early stage entrepreneurs. Pru gets giddy supporting business owners to create meaningful, sustainable + profitable businesses. She loves nothing more than a long black, post Crossfit session.

DH: Vital addition exists in order to assist small to medium business owners achieve their business goals. we give them total financial piece of mind by removing the headache of managing their finances.

OC: HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?

DH: Success to me is when you look around your world and it makes you smile because you know your living a life by design.

OC: WHAT SACRIFICES HAVE YOU HAD TO MAKE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR?

DH: Sold my properties, lost friendships, abused my body … how much time have you got

OC: WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?

DH: My wife, my cat, my friends, my family, shiny shit

OC: TELL US ABOUT A HIGH POINT IN YOUR CAREER

DH: Being able to go on holidays for 5 weeks and having 5 emails in my inbox to manage.

OC: NOW TELL US ABOUT A LOW POINT

DH: Finding out that my longest serving employee had been stealing clients.

OC: WHAT DID YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET OUT OF THERE?

DH: Faith that if i kept behaving in a positive manner eventually i would be ok.

OC: TEA OR COFFEE?

DH: Coffee

OC: WHAT HABITS HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL?

DH: Having a killer support team – female GM, female EA, female home PA (wife – not joking). they support me to do what i am good at and not waste time on the stuff im not.

OC: HOW DO YOU GENERATE NEW IDEAS?

DH: Exercising

OC: IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO STRAT YOUR CAREER OVER AGAIN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY?

DH: Hire the best staff not just who I could afford.

OC: IF YOU COULD SHARE ONE PIECE OF BUSINESS ADVICE WITH OTHERS, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

DH: Don’t be afraid to fail. listen to as much advice as you can and then filter out the bits that are relevant and ignore the rest

OC: GIVE US 5 WORDS OTHER PEOPLE WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE YOU

DH: Driven, focused, generous, loyal, positive.

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